presented by

Donald Fournier

Chair, Building Research Council, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Donald Fournier is the Chair and a Senior Researcher at the University of Illinois' School of Architecture Building Research Council. He is also the program manager of the Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (SEDAC). Don performs research and consults in the areas of sustainable design and development, green building, environmental sustainability based on risk assessment due to urban development pressures, strategic sustainability assessment, strategic energy planning and energy security, tribal energy, energy efficiency, and energy management. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (BSEE & MSME) and has more than thirty years of experience in the energy and environmental areas. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois in Urban and Regional Planning (Sustainable Development). Don is a Board Member of the Central Illinois Chapter of the USGBC, a Member of the American Planning Association, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-conditioning Engineers, and a Charter and Senior Member of the Association of Energy Engineers.